Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 750 | 851 | 887 | 924 | 943 | 962 | 984 | 1244 | 1338 | 1007 | 901 | 1035 | 1007 | 1026 | 996 | 986 | 900 | 918 | 908 | 918 | 824 | 730 | 630 | 650 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.65m | 9:54AM1.64m | 10:17PM1.67m | 10:50AM1.71m | 11:13PM1.70m | 11:48AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.36m | 4:09PM0.37m | 4:35AM0.31m | 5:04PM0.34m | 5:27AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 750 | 851 | 887 | 924 | 943 | 962 | 984 | 1244 | 1338 | 1007 | 901 | 1035 | 1007 | 1026 | 996 | 986 | 900 | 918 | 908 | 918 | 824 | 730 | 630 | 650 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 22 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 163 | 207 | 203 | 113 | 91 | 178 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 96 | 203 | 198 | 243 | 36 | 356 | 68 | 123 | 178 | 461 | 345 | 313 | 313 | 237 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 22 | S 22 | — | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 192 | 198 | 186 | 7 | 29 | 57 | 61 | 144 | 91 | — | — | 45 | 9 | — | — | 263 | 160 | 217 | 212 | 183 | 193 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 400 | 273 | — | — | — | 64 | 56 | 46 | 61 | 173 | 271 | 267 | 240 | 442 | 286 | 986 | 836 | 572 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 216 | 35 | 163 | 38 | 13 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
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